Unemployment Rate in Pocahontas County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.4%
Rank #2,254/3,222 · #96 in IA
30th
Pocahontas 5.4%
IA 3.6% +51.3%
US 5.3% +2.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Pocahontas County's unemployment rate of 5.4% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Pocahontas County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,251 | Erie County, PA | 5.4% |
| #2,252 | Amador County, CA | 5.4% |
| #2,253 | Sangamon County, IL | 5.4% |
| #2,254 | Pocahontas County, IA | 5.4% |
| #2,255 | Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 5.4% |
| #2,256 | Ulster County, NY | 5.4% |
| #2,257 | Luna County, NM | 5.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Pocahontas County, Iowa has a unemployment rate of 5.4%, ranking #2,254 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 2.0% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Iowa, it ranks #96 of 99. This places it in the 30th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.